Abstract: An electrical appliance designed according to the principle of a fork connection, and into which a contact element is insertable between two contact clips. In the event of high currents, such as those which can occur in the event of short circuits in a load which is connected to the fork connection, magnetic forces counteract current constriction forces, thus allowing higher currents to be carried through the connection without the contact clips being bent apart from one another in the process. This is achieved in that a magnetic field caused by a current is concentrated in a particularly advantageous manner for production of forces which draw the two clip contacts together with the aid of a part at least partially composed of a ferromagnetic material, one of which in at least one embodiment, is arranged between the contact clips.

Abstract: An electrical appliance having an electrical connection is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the electrical appliance is designed according to the principle of a fork connection, and into which a contact element is insertable between two contact clips. In the event of high currents, such as those which can occur in the event of short circuits in a load which is connected to the fork connection, so-called current constriction forces occur between the contact clips and the contact element, forcing the contact clips apart from one another, and thus causing arcs. An aim of at least one embodiment of the invention is to allow magnetic forces to counteract the current constriction forces, thus allowing higher currents to be carried through the connection without the contact clips being bent apart from one another in the process.